Yellow Dust from China Expected to Cover Wide Area of Japan
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Visibility is low in the city of Fukuoka on Wednesday morning due to yellow dust from China.
11:52 JST, April 12, 2023
Yellow dust from China was observed in the cities of Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Wednesday morning.
The dust is expected to cover a wide area from northern Japan to western Japan through Thursday, and the agency is calling for caution as visibility could drop below 5 kilometers in some areas.
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